Esri Maps for IBM Cognos (v6.0 Archive)

In this topic
  1. ArcGIS Online
  2. Portal for ArcGIS

This is an archive related to a previous version of Esri Maps for IBM Cognos. If you need the current version go to http://doc.arcgis.com/en/maps-for-cognos/.

Supported ArcGIS authentication methods

Esri Maps for IBM Cognos supports several authentication methods when connecting to ArcGIS Online or Portal for ArcGIS. The supported authentication method differs based on how the ArcGIS administrator has set up your ArcGIS Online organization or Portal for ArcGIS security. See the help documentation for ArcGIS Online or Portal for ArcGIS for additional information and to ensure the security settings have been properly configured.

ArcGIS Online

Esri Maps for IBM Cognos supports the following authentication methods for connecting to ArcGIS Online:

  • Out-of-the-box authentication (user name and password)—Users enter their ArcGIS Online credentials.
  • Enterprise login—Enterprise logins are supported via Security Assertion Markup Language 2.0 (SAML). See Set up Enterprise Logins for more information.

    To enable Enterprise login, you must provide the URL to the ArcGIS Online organization and the AppID generated when you register the application on the platform.

    For more information about ArcGIS Online authentication, see Configure security settings.

Portal for ArcGIS

Esri Maps for IBM Cognos supports the following authentication methods for connecting to Portal for ArcGIS:

  • Out-of-the-box authentication (user name and password)—Users enter their Portal for ArcGIS credentials.
  • Integrated Windows Authentication (IWA)—The Portal for ArcGIS and the web server component of your Business Intelligence system are served from the same origin-that is, they must be on the same host, domain, and port, and use the same protocol.
  • Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)—The Portal for ArcGIS and the web server component of your Business Intelligence system are served from the same origin-that is, they must be on the same host, domain, and port, and use the same protocol.

For PKI and IWA, the specific authentication method is retrieved from the portal instance. For more information, see About configuring portal authentication.